- State: Michigan
DARBEE, Ilene Joyce (Bodine) of Bay City, Michigan. Ilene Joyce Bodine Darbee passed away in Sarasota, Florida on January 8, 2010, after a courageous battle with Leio Myo Sarcoma. The daughter of J. Walter and Alvina (Arndt) Bodine was born on May 2, 1939, in Bay City, Michigan. She graduated from Handy High School in 1957 and Central Michigan in 1961. Ilene taught for 35 years for the Bay City Public Schools. She met her husband, Robert L. Darbee, at McGregor School and they were married on June 23, 1962. Bob and Ilene were co-owners of Tony’s Park and the Roll Air Rink in Bay City. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bay City and held numerous leadership positions there.
